Shopping, Art and Nightclubs, a Tourism Guide to Leeds

Leeds is a large and wealthy city, which is centrally situated in the North of England. The City is renowned as the commercial and museum capital of the North and has long been known for its large manufacturing industry, which is still going strong.

From breathtaking buildings to considerable sites, Leeds boasts some beautiful things to see & do.

One of the city's finest appeal is Kirkstall Abbey, which is a considerable abbey situated in the outskirts of the city. It is widely regarded as one of englands most complete examples of a medieval Cistercian abbey. construction of the abbey began in 1152 and it took over seventy-five years to complete. The considerable abbey is now a Grade 1 listed building.

As well as Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds boasts plenty of other things to do, comprising of the considerable Kirkgate Market.

Leeds boasts a marvellous shopping centre, which boasts a shop that are suitable for any funds. in fact, you will find high end stores in the city's Victoria Quarter, comprising of branches of harvey nicks, Flannels & other designer outlets.

In the headrow centre, you will find more cost-effective high-street outlets such as primark, warehouse & game.

If you do not like shopping, you will be happy to know that Leeds has many other places of interest. These include the extremely fine thackery house museum and the henry moore institute, which caters to the arty tourist. on the other hand, you could visit one of the city's fabulous parks or even the stunning nelson mandela gardens, which are placed in the heart of the city.

These good-looking gardens were constructed to celebrate the millennium at a cost of £12 million & were funded by leeds city council & the Millennium Commission. The gardens won a prize at the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show, although they were damaged this year because of a massive water fight that was organised on the social networking web site, Facebook.

Leeds has some fantastic nightlife, which begs to be tasted. Whether you would rather have a cosy drink in one of the city's quaint pubs or a glass of rose wine at one of Leeds' vip cocktail bars, you will have a fabulous evening here.

After you've finished your drink, why don't you hit the night clubs? Leeds has some fantastic night clubs that cater to any style of music, so you will be spoilt for choice.

Leeds also has plenty of venues to see live music, which contain the Cockpit. These venues cater mostly to rock music & attract local and touring bands.

Whether you are travelling by car or public transport, you'll pinpoint getting to Leeds is simple. its well served by Leeds Railway Station, also called Leeds City, as well as having regular bus and coach services.

Even though this is the end of our back packers guide to Leeds, we've not been able to squeeze in all of the fantastic lure that this city has to offer. To find out many more material about Leeds and the areas nearby, simply get in touch with your local back packers information centre.